The word "bonte" means "original form and as the museum name signifies, bonte museum was established to pursue the original beauty of humankind. The museum is located in Jeju, a place that still maintains its original beauty.
Special exhibitions of various subjects including nature & architecture, tradition & present, and the world & Korea are on display
Bonte museum is located in a famous building designed by a world-renowned architect Tadao Ando, winner of the 1995 Pritzker Architecture Prize also known as the Nobel Prize of architecture. The museum is considered one of his masterpieces.
Architectural elements incorporate light and water, which blend naturally with the exposed concrete structure reminiscent of marble.